Call on Nelson Mandela Bay officials to attend to service delivery issues

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor, Benson Fihla has called for an audit of resolutions taken during sittings of Council and for a detailed report on the progress made on the implementation thereof.

Speaking at a Council meeting on Tuesday, Fihla called on municipal officials to attend to the service delivery related issues in Uitenhage and Despatch and asked for updated reports at each Council meeting.

He said he was disappointed that, having asked for regular progress reports at Council meetings, this has not been done.

Fihla said in the past six months, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's political leadership has been engaging with the communities of the Northern Areas of Uitenhage on issues of service delivery, particularly related to housing and the availability of land.

The area was recently plagued by violent service delivery protests.